Contents 1 Appearing in "The Story of Pug Brady" 2 Synopsis for "The Story of Pug Brady" 3 Appearing in "The Sign of the Cricket" 4 Synopsis for "The Sign of the Cricket" 5 Appearing in "Origin of the Red Torpedo" 6 Synopsis for "Origin of the Red Torpedo" 7 Appearing in "Origin of the Madam Fatal" 8 Synopsis for "Origin of the Madam Fatal" 9 Appearing in "The Man Who Can Fly Like a Bird" 10 Synopsis for "The Man Who Can Fly Like a Bird" 11 Notes 12 Trivia 13 See Also 14 Recommended Reading 15 Links and References

Appearing in "The Story of Pug Brady"

Featured Characters:

• The Clock

Supporting Characters:

• Pat "Pug" Brady (First appearance)

Villains:

• The Big Shot (Mayor Kozer)
• Butch (Dies)
• Tony

Other Characters:

• Officer Casey
• Mr. Dooly (Dies)
• Miss Dooly
• Captain Kane

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Synopsis for "The Story of Pug Brady"

Brian O'Brien helps out a jobless man, and in return the man comes to his rescue during a hold up. The two continue their partnership and go after the crime boss, the Big Shot.

Appearing in "The Sign of the Cricket"

Featured Characters:

• Alias the Spider (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

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Villains:

• Cricket
• the Crickets gang

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Synopsis for "The Sign of the Cricket"

Organized crime is running rampant in the big city, and the Cricket mob is behind it.

Appearing in "Origin of the Red Torpedo"

Featured Characters:

• Red Torpedo (First appearance) (Origin)

Supporting Characters:

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Villains:

• Nazis

Other Characters:

• Meg
• Captain Wells

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Vehicles:

• Red Torpedo (a one-man sub)
  

Synopsis for "Origin of the Red Torpedo"

Jim and his fiancee build a "red torpedo" (a one-man sub), and launch it to aid in the war efforts.

Appearing in "Origin of the Madam Fatal"

Featured Characters:

• Madam Fatal (First appearance) (Origin)

Supporting Characters:

• Hamlet (parrot) (First appearance)

Villains:

• John Carver (Dies)
• Mike (Single appearance)
• Lou (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for "Origin of the Madam Fatal"

For nine years, Richard Stanton has been looking for the man who kidnapped his daughter. Posing in drag, as an old lady, he locates the thug and takes his revenge.

Appearing in "The Man Who Can Fly Like a Bird"

Featured Characters:

• Black Condor (First appearance) (Origin)

Supporting Characters:

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Villains:

• Gali Kan (Dies)
• Yakki Raiders

Other Characters:

• Mr. Richard Grey (Dies)
• Mrs. Richard Grey (Dies)
• Father Pierre (Dies)

Locations:

• Mongolia

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Synopsis for "The Man Who Can Fly Like a Bird"

An archaeologist and his family trek outer Mongolia, and are ambushed by raiders. Realizing their plight, the mother hides her baby behind some rocks. The raiders savagely massacre everyone, yet unnoticed, a giant condor swoops and gathers the child and brings it to its nest. The child grows to be a boy, and studies the movement of wings, body motion, air currents, balance and levitation. He soon becomes a companion of the air and seeks to use his gift toward aiding man.

Notes

• "The Origin of Madam Fatal" is reprinted in The Quality Companion (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2011).
• Read the complete issue at the Digital Comic Museum

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Write your own review of this comic!
• Discuss Crack Comics Vol 1 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Crack Comics series
• Images from Crack Comics Vol 1 1

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

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